COVID-19 Vaccines – What Should Hong Kong Employers be Thinking About?
The Hong Kong Government’s goal is to provide COVID-19 vaccines for the majority of the Hong Kong population during 2021 through its own vaccination programmes.
The Hong Kong Government’s goal is to provide COVID-19 vaccines for the majority of the Hong Kong population during 2021 through its own vaccination programmes.
The recent enactment of the “Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020” (the “Act”) promises new scrutiny of security in the Internet of Things (“IoT”)—the broad array of connected devices that are increasingly integrated into every aspect of modern life.
On 1 December 2020, the Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (Shanghai AMR) published the local “Anti-Monopoly Compliance Guidelines for Undertakings” (Shanghai Guidelines), which will come into effect on 1 March 2021.
Whilst the UK left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 (“Exit Day”) it remained within the EU’s legal framework during the Brexit Transition Period (“Transition Period”). When the Transition Period ends at 11:00 p.m. GMT on 31 December 2020 (“Completion Day”), EU law that was enacted before Exit Day applies in the UK as if it were national law by virtue of Section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (“Withdrawal Agreement”).
Whilst the UK left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 (“Exit Day”) it remained within the EU’s legal framework during the Brexit Transition Period (“Transition Period”). When the Transition Period ends at 11:00 p.m. on 31 December 2020 (“Completion Day”), a suite of IP-related statutory instruments (as amended) (“IP Regulations”) will come into force, which amend the UK’s intellectual property (“IP”) regime to reflect the end of the Transition Period.
Mayer Brown LLP proudly announces the launch of our latest IBOR transition resource: an IBOR Transition Readiness Survey (“The Survey”), jointly developed and presented by Mayer Brown and Morae to help organizations address the complex and imminent issue of IBOR transition.
HSBC’s Navigator report 2020 surveyed more than 10,000 companies in 39 countries and territories to find out how they’re responding to the ongoing challenges and preparing for the future.
With only a few weeks to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, you are invited to join us for a live, case study-based webinar outlining key implications of the end of the transitional regime for companies doing business in, or with parties in, the United Kingdom from 1 January 2021.
The G20’s Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued a report, “Implications of Climate Change for Financial Stability,” on November 23, 2020 (Report).
A vaccine against Sars-CoV-2 (the “coronavirus”) will hopefully be here soon. The labor law requirements regarding a vaccination for employees and a possible obligation to vaccinate are already largely clear.